The Modular Robot System (MRS) is a portable robot cell designed to bring flexible robot automation to various manufacturing environments. It offers user-friendly software, a configurable design, and compatibility with a variety of modular accessories. This robot work cell provides mobile cobots that can be easily moved and reassigned, offering a cost-effective alternative to traditional, fixed automation systems.

The Vacuum Fixture System (VFS) is a complete vacuum fixture plate system that enhances CNC vacuum workholding. It combines the staying power of conventional vacuum chucks with the versatility of a fixture plate system, ensuring quick part change-outs and precise workholding. Ideal for CNC vacuum table applications, it’s a valuable tool for high-speed machining and rapid prototyping.

An Automation Assessment is a structured evaluation of your production processes to identify the best opportunities for automation. It looks at factors like throughput, labor costs, downtime, and ROI potential, giving you a roadmap for smart, cost-justified investments in automated manufacturing systems.

An assessment reduces risk by ensuring you don’t overspend on the wrong solution. It gives you a clear automation strategy, helps with CapEx justification, and shows where automation will deliver the fastest ROI. Without it, many manufacturers either delay adoption or invest in systems that fail to meet their needs.

DEVELOP products, such as the MRS and the VFS, are designed for adaptability and versatility. The MRS provides flexible robot automation through its mobility and reconfigurability, while the VFS enables quick changeovers and efficient fixturing for different parts or tasks. Together, these systems support flexible manufacturing by reducing downtime, simplifying reconfiguration, and maximizing resource utilization. For example, the MRS can be moved and reprogrammed for a new end-of-line palletization task in just minutes, while the VFS allows rapid adaptation of fixtures to handle a variety of components. We deliver exceptional flexibility for dynamic production environments.

Yes, the MRS is specifically designed as a portable robot cell, enabling rapid production line changes. Its compact, lockable wheel cart design allows for easy relocation, making it ideal for dynamic manufacturing environments where flexibility is crucial.

The VFS is essential for high-speed machining due to its stable and precise workholding capabilities. Its modular design also makes it ideal for creating rapid prototyping fixtures, allowing for quick and efficient setup changes, which is vital in fast-paced prototyping environments.

Yes. While DEVELOP is known as Midwest automation experts, serving Wisconsin, Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, and Illinois, we also provide national support. Virtual assessments, remote consulting, and on-site visits mean we can deliver value no matter where your facility is located.

The VFS and MRS are potential solutions that an Automation Assessment might point to. The Automation Assessment itself is the first crucial step to identifying your specific bottlenecks, including throughput, quality, and labor issues. It gives you the clear data you need to decide where to invest. If the assessment reveals a need for a flexible workholding solution for quick changeovers or a scalable robot for simple palletizing tasks, then a VFS or MRS might be the right answer for your specific need. The assessment is the roadmap, and the VFS and MRS are high-ROI tools that can be on that roadmap.